Territories of Profit : Communications, Capitalist Development and the Innovative Enterprises of G. F. Swift and Dell Computer

by Gary Fields

Book Overview

Territories of Profit compares Dell Computer, the dominant computer manufacturer of the late twentieth century, and G. F. Swift, the leading meatpacking firm of the late nineteenth century, to reveal how communications revolutions in different periods enabled businesses to innovate their operations, reorganize the structure of the firm, and reshape the geography of profit-making. By depicting the parallel experiences of Dell and Swift, which both...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B007CVUPW8
• ISBN13: 9780804747219
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"